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CUE TIP. I APPLICATION FILED APR. mun.-

1,304,389. Patented May 20, 1919 nNITED sTArns PATNT on uon.

cALvIN A. snerm AND WILLIAM IBURNIP, or soUTII WELLINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

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Application filed April 18, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, CALVIN A. SEGUR and WILLIAM BURNIP, subjects of the King of Great Britain, and residents of South Wellington, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in One-Tips, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to the class of games and toys and has particular reference to new and useful improvements in cue tips.

The primary object of our invention is to provide an improved tip for billiard cues, which is of a simple construction and does not increase the size of the one so as to make it clumsy and unwieldy, and which does not interfere with the delicate uses to which the one is adapted to be used.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a reinforcing means for the re duced end of the cue adjacent the tip to prevent the same from spreading.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the re inforcing means of our improved cue tip will be brought out more in detail in the.

description to follow, which, for a clear understanding of the invention, should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed, for the purpose of illustration, convenient and satisfactory embodiments of the invention. It is to be noted, in this connection, that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of the reinforcing means may be made without departin from the spirit of the invention or the principle of operation thereof.

-In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved one tip, the one being shown fragmental, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Serial No. 162,981.

the several views thereof, 10 designates a tapered end of a one having a countersunk portion thereon between the points designated 11 and 12. The tip of the one which is preferably made of leather and designated 13 is of the conventional type now used. An angul-arly extending groove shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and designated 14; extends inwardly from the upper end of the countersiuik portion to a point adjacent the opposite side thereof. A second opening designated 15 extends from the lower end of the countersunk portion downwardly and out on the opposite side for a purpos which will hereinafter appear.

The reinforcing means of our invention comprises a wire member of flexible material adapted to be wound about the countersunk portion. The process of winding is as follows: One end of the wire is first inserted in the opening 14, the remaining portion of the wire is coiled about th countersunk portion of the tip and the free end of the same is inserted in the opening 15. The free end of the wire is bent downwardly as at 16 to prevent the same from being accidentally displaced from rigid position.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular form as set forth but may be modified within a wide range without departing from the essence of the invention, the construction shown and the description based thereon being intended to be taken in an illustrative rather than a limiting sense.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with the tapered tip carrying end of a cue having an annular countersunk portion near the end thereof and also provided with an angularly extending groove projecting inwardly from the outer end of the counter-sunk portion to a point adjacent the opposite side thereof and further provided with another opening extending from the inner end of the countersunk portion downwardly on the opposite side thereof, a ferrule arranged about the countersunk portion and formed from a single piece of flexible Wire, one end of which is inserted in the groove, the main portion of the Wire being coiled closely about the countersunk portion so as to lie flush With the adjacent portion of the one While the remaining terminal portion of the Wire is inserted in the other opening and bent and locked so as to prevent it from having accidental dis- 1 placement.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures hereto.

CALVIN A. SEGUR. WILLIAM BURNIP.

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Washington, D. G. 

